Mop



A, E. BIENSTOCK.

' APR. 6. 1921. 1,406,966, Patented Feb. 21, 1922.

PATENT GFFIQE.

ANNA E. BIENSTOGK, OE NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

MOP.

Application filed. April 6, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANNA E. BIENs'rooK,

a citizen of Austria, and resident of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mops, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to mops and has for its object to provide a hand mop which is particularly intended as a substitute for the customary so-called dish cloth and is specially adapted for washing dishes and the like, said mop being minus any element whereby its flexibility is interfered with and consequently being capable of assuming any position most efiicacious in any particular mopping operation. A further object is to construct the mop in a manner so that it may readily be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition and so that it will dry out thoroughly in a minimum of time. My invention will be fully described hereinafter and the features of novelty will be pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate several examples of my invention without defining its limits, Figure 1 is a per spective view of one form of my improved mop and Fig. 2 is a similar view of another form thereof.

The mop is preferably constructed of a material comprising a number of major strands 5, each of which consists of a plurality of minor strands 6 of cord or the like. The strands 5 are connected at one end with a tape or the like 7, and preferably are doubled upon themselves to provide, in combination with said tape 7, a band 8 from which said strands 5 are suspended.

As shown in Fig. 1, the band 8 is spirally wound upon itself and fastened in such position by means of stitching 9, while in the form shown in Fig. 2, the ends of the band 8 are simply overlapped and secured together by stitching 9 In both cases, that is when spirally wound upon itself and when overlapped at its ends, the composite band 8, consisting of the tape 7 and the upper end portions of the strands 5, comprises a head from which the free portions of the strands Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 21, 1922.

Serial No. 458,875.

5 depend to form the flexible body of the mop. The head is flexible in all directions and is easily grasped in the hand to facilitate manipulation of the mop which is of tubular formation, the arrangement of Fig. 1 being somewhat thicker and heavier than that of Fig. 2. For the purpose of hanging the mop up when not in use and for drying it, a loop 10 may be attached to the band 8.

The tubular construction permits a circulation of air through the mop and a consequent thorough ventilation thereof whereby said mop is completely dried in a minimum period of time; the opening formed by the band 8 also renders all interior parts of the mop easily accessible and thus permits the same to be easily and thoroughly saturated and easily and quickly cleaned and maintained in a sanitary condition. The mop may be utilized in the same way as an ordinary dish cloth and possesses all the advantages thereof without having any of its disadvantages. The mop is furthermore of maximum durability and flexible in every part and is capable of being produced at a relatively low cost.

While it is preferred to connect the ends of the band 8 in the illustrated ways, this is not absolutely necessary and other arrangements be, substituted.

Various changes in the specific form shown and described may be made within the scope of the claim without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

A hand mop devoid of a rigid handle and comprising a tape and strands attached thereto at one end, said tape and strands being spirally wound to form a head flexible in all directions, the strands having free portions depending from said head to form -the flexible body of the mop and stitching extending circumferentially about said head for securing the convolutions thereof in place.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 4th day of April, A. D. 1921.

ANNA E. BIENSTOGK. 

